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Summer is here and that means playing lots and lots of tennis out in the sun. Because I want you to stay safe out there, this episode is focused on helping you have tennis fun in the summer sun. You can listen to this episode by clicking on the media player in this post or by listening in with your favorite podcast app. You can also subscribe in iTunes by clicking on this link: tennisfixation.com/itunes.
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Mental Game Posts:

We’ve all faced them on court – sore losers who have a list of excuses for why they aren’t playing well. And gloaty winners who revel in beating us and highlighting our unforced errors and poor play. The problem with these players is that their actions seem to detract from our level of play. Sore […]

Roger Federer just won his 18th Grand Slam title this past week. He beat Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles final of the 2017 Australian Open and I could not be more excited! I love Roger and he is truly my inspiration as far as on-court presence goes. In this episode, I’ll tell the three […]

When you play doubles, there are four people out on the court. And one of those people has to be the weak link, right? So this week, we’re talking about the mental game in tennis and what you can do when you figure out that you’re the weak link on the tennis court. You can […]

I know you don’t listen to Tennis Quick Tips to find out how to lose your tennis matches. But this week, I’m going to point out five fatal errors you may be making on court – the kind of errors that can quickly lead you to a loss. So listen in to learn about 5 […]

I have done a lot of episodes about communicating out on court, all about what to talk about, what the benefits are and how to do it so you don’t violate the rules. And if you’ve listened to all of those, you know I am a big advocate of communicating with your partner out on […]

Tennis Serve Posts:

Just where are you aiming your serve? We’ve talked about the importance of having a target for your serve, which I happen to think is one of the best ways you can improve your serve, but just what should that target be? In this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I’m giving you another simple serve […]

In last week’s episode, we talked about the importance of a relaxed service motion and how that can help you get a better, more powerful serve. This week, I’m giving you a tool to use to help get that smooth and fluid service motion. It’s a simple tool that you can make using a few […]

It’s time for another of my Simple Serve Tips! This week, I’ll tell you why it is so important to be relaxed during your serve. While that seems like an obvious tip, too many of us think the path to a better serve is to just stiffen up our arm and hit the ball harder. […]

It’s time for another episode in the Simple Serve Tips series! In this series, we’re getting up close and personal with the tennis serve. We all know that there are so many moving parts to the serve and it can be hard to get a handle on all of them. So, in this series, we’re […]

Who should serve first for your doubles team? How do you decide? In this episode of Tennis Quick Tips, I’ll give you several factors to think about in making this decision. And maybe one of these factors could help you make a decision that will have a positive impact on the outcome of that first […]